Procedure is introduced to estimate the solar radiation and subsequently reference crop evapotranspiration using minimum climatological data. The paper describes a modification to an original equation which uses maximum and minimum temperature to estimate solar radiation and reference crop evapotranspiration. The proposed modification allows for correcting the errors associated with indirect climatological parameters which affect the local temperature range. The proposed modification improves the accuracy of estimates of solar radiation from temperature.
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